Enongo
Synopsis
“Enongo” is an award-winning, feature-length, animation-documentary hybrid and the inspiring story of rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, a.k.a., Sammus. With her autobiographical and afrofuturism-inspired music, Enongo tackles various subjects including (but certainly not limited to) mental health, growing up, and relationships. Through a combination of actuality and animation, “Enongo” tells a universally-relevant, intimate, empowering story of identity, artistic creation, and survival. Notably, “Enongo” is the first feature-length film of any genre in history to have an all-Black women animation team.
Film Screening & Ticket Information
When & Where to See this Film!
BLOC: Enongo by Kevin Schreck
KAS Zukor
5:00pm Thursday, November 6th
Other Films in this Bloc:
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Film Information
From the Director
Director Statement
“I wanted to make this film because I’m drawn to stories about creative people. But I rarely see stories about artists like Enongo spotlighted in mainstream movies, even when stories like hers are both profoundly universal and personal. So, I wanted to amplify Enongo’s incredible story while simultaneously giving an opportunity to artists who can tell it best, based on their unique talents and visions. I am honored and humbled to collaborate with an extraordinary team of animators and artists who deeply connect with Enongo’s journey. We’re all excited to help give Enongo’s story the presentation it deserves.”
– Kevin Schreck
Director Biography
Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin Schreck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and film educator currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He was the recipient of both the Jerome Hill Award for Exceptional Work in the Documentary Tradition and the recipient of the Award for Contribution to the Film and Electronic Arts Department of Bard College in 2011.
At the age of 23, Kevin’s first major feature-length documentary, “Persistence of Vision” (2012), made its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and has since screened at over 100 international film festivals and institutions on six continents to virtually universal acclaim. “Persistence of Vision” became the first film to win the two top prizes in the history of the Buffalo International Film Festival: the Audience Award for Best of Festival and the Audience Award for Best Documentary. His subsequent films include “Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen” (2018), “The Duck of New York” (2023), and “Antarctic Voyage” (2024).
As an educator, Kevin has led filmmaking masterclasses and guest lectures at major universities and colleges in Australia, Denmark, and across the United States. Additionally, he has worked for non-profit, after school programs which provide free film education to New York students from underrepresented communities and low-income backgrounds. Kevin was also the Visiting Documentary Filmmaker for the fall semester of 2023 at Robert Morris University, teaching a class on documentary production.
Credits
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Kevin SchreckDirectorPersistence of Vision, Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen, The Duck of New York, Antarctic Voyage
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Kevin SchreckProducerPersistence of Vision, Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen, The Duck of New York, Antarctic Voyage
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EmmoLei SankofaExecutive Producer
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EmmoLei SankofaComposerThree Ways, The Other Black Girl, Defining Us
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